Talk:Rare and Endangered Government Publications

Topics for Discussion

1. Virtual membership (this issue was raised at our meeting during Annual and most "nonvirtual" members seemed to feel warmly about the idea, but I'd like to get some more specific plans on the table before Midwinter. HogenboomUIUC 19:23, 4 November 2007 (CST)).

a. What are the advantages and disadvantages to the committee of having virtual members?

b. What would be the advantages and disadvantages to virtual members of being on the committee but not attending meetings?

c. How could virtual members participate in some of the projects that REGP is working on, or how could they have participated in recent projects that have been completed?

2. As we decided at Annual, please list all the commercial microform and digital projects you are aware of covering federal publications during the period 1932-1962. Note the vendor and whether the project is microform or digital. If you know that the project only covers part of the time period of interest, please note the dates. And if you're really ambitious, add a URL for the project and a SuDoc number, if applicable.

3. Also as a follow-up from Annual, please link to any web sites or list bibliographic information for printed sources that provide practical guidance on techniques for evaluating brittleness and other indicators of physical condition of paper materials.